Bible vs Visual Holy Bible
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bible
Access a vast library of Bible versions in multiple languages, listen to audio Bibles, and engage in daily study with friends. Create prayers, add notes, and customize your reading experience with themes and verse images.
- 3,500+ Bible versions
- Audio Bibles
- Thousands of Reading Plans
- Create and organize Prayers
- Study with Friends
- Offline Bible access
- Customizable themes and notes
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Take God’s Word with you wherever you go with the free YouVersion Bible App. Listen to Audio Bibles, create Prayers, study with Friends, watch engaging Videos, explore 3,500+ Bible versions, and much more. Download now! Downloaded over 700M times around the world, people are reading, listening to, watching, and sharing the free YouVersion Bible App. 3,500+ Bible versions, in 2,300+ languages. Thousands of Reading Plans in 100+ languages. Add your own Prayers, Verse Images, Highlights, Bookmarks, and public or private Notes. Customize your Bible App experience. Access everything when connected, or download specific versions to use offline. Explore the Bible with your closest friends. Share honest conversations about Scripture with a trusted community. Grow together and share what you discover. MAKE PRAYER A DAILY HABIT * Use Prayer cards to keep track of your Prayers in the Bible App * Easily organize Prayer lists * Make your Prayers private or share with Friends * Celebrate answered Prayer requests with your Bible App Friends DISCOVER THE BIBLE * Easily select from thousands of Bible versions, in 2,300+ languages * Over 100 languages to choose from for your Bible App interface * Choose from popular versions like the NIV, NASB, ESV, NKJV, NLT, KJV, The Message, and more. * Offline Bibles: Read without network access (available for select versions) * Listen to audio Bibles and enjoy skip, playback speed, and timer controls. (Audio Bibles available for select versions and are not downloadable.) CONNECT WITH FRIENDS * Center your friendships around Scripture in the Bible App * See a stream of Bible activity that shows what you and your Friends are noting, bookmarking, and highlighting * Comment to ask questions and enjoy meaningful conversations in the app as you study God’s Word together STUDY THE BIBLE * Thousands of Plans: Devotionals and Plans that lead you through specific topics, portions of the Bible, or the entire Bible in a year (both Bible in One Year and One Year® Bible) * Watch and share video clips from, The Chosen, The Bible Project, the “JESUS” film, “The Lumo Project,” and more * Search the Bible CUSTOMIZE YOUR BIBLE * Themes let you select a color palette for your entire Bible App experience * Verse Images turn Bible verses into shareable art * Highlight with custom colors—just like a paper Bible * Bookmark passages: Share, memorize, or keep track of your favorites * Share verses with friends using social networks, email, or SMS/text * Add Notes: Keep them private so only you can see them, or make them public to share with friends * Cloud syncing: With a free YouVersion account, see all your Notes, Highlights, Bookmarks, and Reading Plans on any supported device * Easy Reading: Adjust settings like fonts, spacing, and text size, and even read in Dark Mode CONNECT WITH YOUVERSION * Contact Support from inside the Bible App * Join the @youversion community on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok & Pinterest * Catch up on the latest at blog.youversion.com * Access the Bible online at bible.com Download the world’s most downloaded Bible App and enjoy the Bible experience loved by millions!
Visual Holy Bible
Experience the Bible like never before with a fully visualized approach. Read and listen to scripture for free in various versions, with offline access, daily verses, and explanations. Engage with interactive quizzes and Christian games.
- Fully visualized Bible content
- Free reading and audio playback
- Multiple Bible versions
- Offline reading mode
- Daily verses and explanations
- Bible quizzes and Christian games
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▶ FIRST EVER Fully visualized Holy Bible. ▶ Read the Bible for FREE ▶ Listen to Audio Bible for FREE ▶ Choose any version of KJV, NKJV, nivNIV ESV, AMP, or NASB for FREE ▶ Offline Bible reading mode for FREE ▶ Daily verse ▶ Verse explanation ▶ Holy Bible Quiz ▶ Quick Verse search ▶ Favorite verses ▶ Christian games ▶ Good Deeds Tracker: Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bible at none against Visual Holy Bible's 1. Bible also leads on ratings volume (14M vs 52) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Visual Holy Bible's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Visual Holy Bible sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Bible asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bible holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bible has 14M ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bible ships an update fortnightly, Visual Holy Bible every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bible | Visual Holy Bible |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14M ratings) — better | 4.6 (52 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14M — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Life.Church | Boris Popovschi |
Customer experience
Bible
Visual Holy Bible
Bugs and requests
Bible
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional app crashes or freezes
- Syncing issues with reading plans and notes
Requested features
4 requests- Offline Bible access without needing internet
- More customization options for the user interface
- Improved search and navigation functionality
- Integration with other Bible study tools and resources
Visual Holy Bible
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bible
No in-app purchases
Visual Holy Bible
- Unlimited access3 Days trial$9.991 Month
